Speaking at a press conference in Warsaw, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that, apart from staff at the Polish embassy in Tehran, no one should currently remain in Iran.
“We strongly advise against staying there,” he said.
Sikorski was asked whether war could break out in Iran and what was known about Poles in the country. He replied that only embassy personnel should be present.
Foreign ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór said five Polish citizens are registered in the government’s Odyseusz system, an online platform that allows Poles abroad to report their presence in case of emergencies.
In most cases, he said, these are long-term, life-based stays.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday also called on Poles in Iran to leave the country immediately and to refrain from traveling there.
The Foreign ministry has said the embassy in Tehran is monitoring the situation and has not reduced its staff for now.
Tensions have risen sharply in recent weeks after US President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Iran with intervention, including military action, if talks on limiting its nuclear program fail.
The United States has increased its military presence in the Middle East.
On Tuesday in Geneva, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his adviser Jared Kushner met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.
Both sides spoke of some progress, but differences remain significant.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that, despite limited progress, the positions of the United States and Iran remained far apart.
On Thursday, Trump said he would make a decision on Iran within 10 days, later telling reporters the deadline would be no more than about two weeks.
“We will either make a deal or we will get it one way or another,” he said.
According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, Trump is considering a limited initial strike to pressure Tehran into a nuclear agreement.
If Iran refuses to halt uranium enrichment, US officials are said to be weighing a broader campaign against regime targets.
Sikorski said he hopes negotiations will succeed and convince the region and the wider world that Iran is no longer seeking nuclear weapons.
He noted that the talks may also cover Iran’s missile program and its long-standing support for armed groups in the region.
“These are confidential talks. One can only hope they end in success, so that a strike does not have to take place,” he said.
Sikorski described Iran as a theocracy governed by what he called a “very oppressive regime” that violently suppresses increasingly frequent protests.
He added that Iran’s assistance to Russia in drone production technology points to closer cooperation between what he called “the Russian autocracy and the Iranian theocracy.”
(rt/gs)
Source: IAR, PAP